Syracuse Orange Basketball All-Time Free Throw % Shooters
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The following is a list of the all-time free throw shooters for Syracuse University, with a minimum of 100 attempts. List is updated through end of the 2023-2024 season. Most information on free throw attempts is unavailable prior to the 1970s for most players. An asterisk means career totals are incomplete. John Gillon holds the school record with 48 consecutive free throws in the 2016-2017 season.

Career Totals Free Throw Percentage
Name Seasons G FTPct FT FTA
1
 Gerry McNamara 2003-04-05-06 135 88.78% 435 490
2
 Joe Girard 2020-21-22-23 125 86.27% 289 335
3
 Richie Cornwall 1966-67-68 75 86.11% 217 252
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 John Gillon 2017 34 86.11% 93 108
5
 Jimmy Lee 1973-74-75 87 85.87% 243 283
6
 Andrew White III 2017 34 83.69% 118 141
7
 Buddy Boeheim 2019-20-21-22 121 82.68% 210 254
8
 Greg Kohls 1970-71-72 71 82.38% 388 471
9
 John Suder 1968-69-70 68 81.56% 146 179
10
 Marius Janulis 1995-96-97-98 114 81.17% 125 154
11
 Marty Headd 1978-79-80-81 106 81.09% 163 201
12
 Tyler Lydon 2016-17 71 80.86% 169 209
13
 Danny Schayes 1978-79-80-81 117 80.56% 315 391
14
 Tyus Battle 2017-18-19 103 80.26% 370 461
15
 Trevor Cooney 2013-14-15-16 141 79.72% 224 281
16
 Eric Devendorf 2006-07-08-09 116 79.48% 306 385
17
 Preston Shumpert 1999-00-01-02 134 79.20% 358 452
18
 Wendell Alexis 1983-84-85-86 125 79.10% 280 354
19
 Elijah Hughes 2019-20 66 78.76% 204 259
20
 Mike Lee 1971-72-73 83 78.74% 363 461
21
 Jonny Flynn 2008-09 73 78.17% 290 371
22
 Wesley Johnson 2010 35 77.24% 112 145
23
 Louie Orr 1977-78-79-80 116 76.98% 301 391
24
 Leo Rautins 1981-82-83 85 76.68% 171 223
25
 Tyler Ennis 2014 34 76.51% 114 149
26
 Mel Besdin [4] 1952-53-54 57 76.50% *140 +183
27
 Dave Bing 1964-65-66 76 76.44% 425 556
28
 Andy Rautins 2006-08-09-10 127 76.28% 119 156
29
 Rafael Addison 1983-84-85-86 126 76.26% 318 417
30
 Ross Kindel 1975-76-77-78 112 76.26% 167 219
31
 Jason Cipolla 1996-97 69 76.07% 89 117
32
 Judah Mintz 2023-24 64 75.95% 341 449
33
 Chuck Richards 1964-65 47 75.86% 308 406
34
 Gary Clark 1955-56-57 67 75.72% 237 313
35
 Sandy Salz 1959-60-61 51 75.47% 80 106
36
 Dion Waiters 2011-12 71 75.30% 125 166
37
 Wayne Ward 1968 25 75.21% 88 117
38
 Demetris Nichols 2004-05-06-07 123 75.19% 197 262
39
 Sean Kerins 1981-82-83-84 121 75.16% 121 161
40
 Phil Schoff 1963-64-65 68 75.14% 130 173
41
 Brandon Triche 2010-11-12-13 147 75.05% 319 425
42
 Marek Dolezaj 2018-19-20-21 131 75.00% 276 368
43
 Erich Santifer 1980-81-82-83 124 74.90% 361 482
44
 Adrian Autry 1991-92-93-94 121 74.83% 333 445
45
 Damone Brown 1998-99-00-01 113 74.19% 230 310
46
 Hal Cohen 1977-78-79-80 108 74.11% 146 197
47
 James Southerland 2010-11-12-13 112 74.04% 77 104
48
 Rick Dean 1965-66-67 71 74.02% 208 281
49
 John Wallace 1993-94-95-96 127 73.81% 510 691
50
 Oshae Brissett 2018-19 71 73.58% 273 371
51
 DeShaun Williams 2000-01-02 97 73.42% 163 222
52
 Carl Vernick 1962-63-64 66 73.33% 209 285
53
 Pearl Washington 1984-85-86 95 72.92% 350 480
54
 Ed Goldberg 1958-59-60 58 72.65% 263 362
55
 Andre Hawkins 1982-83-84-85 123 72.39% 215 297
56
 Paul Harris 2007-08-09 107 72.33% 413 571
57
 C.J. Fair 2011-12-13-14 143 72.32% 337 466
58
 Bruce Schmelzer 1957-58-59 51 72.26% 99 137
59
 Josh Wright 2005-06-07-08 89 72.13% 132 183
60
 Gene Waldron 1981-82-83-84 125 72.10% 230 319
61
 Malachi Richardson 2016 37 71.97% 113 157
62
 Howard Triche 1984-85-86-87 99 71.91% 128 178
63
 Pete Chudy 1958-60-61 67 71.78% 229 319
64
 Vaughn Harper 1966-67-68 79 71.72% 246 343
65
 Lawrence Moten 1992-93-94-95 121 71.58% 461 644
66
 Tony 'Red' Bruin 1980-81-82-83 112 71.37% 334 468
67
 Ernie Austin 1968-69-70 55 71.35% 127 178
68
 Jason Hart 1997-98-99-00 132 71.20% 314 441
69
 Matt Roe 1987-88-89 86 71.15% 74 104
70
 Eddie Moss 1978-79-80-81 117 71.14% 175 246
71
 George Hicker 1966-67-68 78 70.82% 216 305
72
 Donte' Greene 2008 35 70.68% 94 133
73
 Chris Sease 1974-75-76 86 70.65% 142 201
74
 Carmelo Anthony 2003 35 70.59% 168 238
75
 Quadir Copeland 2023-24 52 70.37% 95 135
76
 Kris Joseph 2009-10-11-12 140 70.04% 381 544
77
 Greg Monroe 1984-85-86-87 130 69.86% 102 146
78
 Ryan Blackwell 1998-99-00 100 69.66% 303 435
79
 Jim Boeheim 1964-65-66 76 69.54% 105 151
80
 Sherman Douglas 1986-87-88-89 138 69.53% 397 571
81
 Todd Burgan 1995-96-97-98 125 69.18% 348 503
82
 Steve Berkenfield 1959-60-61 65 69.17% 83 120
83
 Dennis DuVal 1972-73-74 81 69.14% 168 243
84
 Royce Newell [15] 1946-47-48-49 101 68.99% *109 *158
85
 Allen Griffin 1998-99-00-01 133 68.68% 193 281
86
 Scoop Jardine 2008-10-11-12 140 68.58% 214 312
87
 Derrick Coleman 1987-88-89-90 143 68.41% 587 858
88
 Luke Jackson 1992-93-94-95 105 68.35% 95 139
89
 Frank Howard 2016-17-18-19 131 68.27% 170 249
90
 Billy Owens 1989-90-91 103 68.23% 378 554
91
 Dick Suprunowicz 1949-50-51 78 68.18% 180 264
92
 Rakeem Christmas 2012-13-14-15 142 68.05% 228 335
93
 Manny Klutschkowski 1962-63 45 68.02% 100 147
94
 Lazarus Sims 1993-94-95-96 114 67.97% 87 128
95
 Michael Carter-Williams 2012-13 66 67.94% 142 209
96
 Jesse Edwards 2020-21-22-23 95 67.27% 185 275
97
 Bob McDaniel 1970-71 24 67.24% 78 116
98
 Vinnie Cohen 1955-56-57 68 67.11% 300 447
99
 Mike Hopkins 1990-91-92-93 111 66.96% 150 224
100
 Rich Duffy 1963-64-65 67 66.95% 79 118
101
 Bob Roche 1950-51-52 52 66.94% 83 124
102
 Tom Mossey 1958-59-60 269 66.83% 133 199
103
 Tom Green 1969-70-71 71 66.67% 86 129
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 Frank Reddout [12] 1951-52-53 63 66.67% *102 +153
105
 Marty Byrnes 1975-76-77-78 105 66.10% 271 410
106
 Roosevelt Bouie 1977-78-79-80 118 66.08% 298 451
107
 Tom Huggins 1950-51-52 70 65.96% 155 235
108
 Hakim Warrick 2002-03-04-05 135 65.88% 529 803
109
 J.B. Reafsnyder 1993-94-95-96 105 65.63% 105 160
110
 Kueth Duany 2000-01-02-03 127 65.55% 196 299
111
 Rudy Hackett 1973-74-75 87 65.38% 306 468
112
 Ron Payton 1979-80-81-82 97 65.34% 164 251
113
 Dave Johnson 1989-90-91-92 132 65.34% 360 551
114
 Mark Wadach 1971-72-73 83 65.27% 109 167
115
 Bill Gabor [16] 1943-46-47-48 90 65.18% *88 *135
116
 Vinnie Albanese 1955-56-57 56 65.00% 65 100
117
 Otis Hill 1994-95-96-97 130 64.92% 272 419
118
 Ed Miller 1950-51-52 71 64.84% 249 384
119
 Conrad McRae 1990-91-92-93 105 64.79% 265 409
120
 Jon Cincebox 1958-58-59 69 64.45% 223 346
121
 Jimmy Boeheim 2022 33 64.36% 65 101
122
 Ron Gillespie 1954-55-56 61 64.20% 165 257
123
 Jerami Grant 2013-14 72 64.14% 161 251
124
 Quincy Guerrier 2020-21 60 63.90% 131 205
125
 Tom Stundis 1972-73-74 73 63.55% 68 107
126
 Michael Lloyd 1995 30 63.36% 83 131
127
 Michael Gbinije 2014-15-16 102 63.07% 193 306
128
 Kris Ongenaet 2008-09 67 62.81% 76 121
129
 Fred Machemer 1960-61-62 61 62.77% 86 137
130
 Manny Breland 1954-55-57 64 61.93% 109 176
131
 Larry Loudis 1956-57-58 68 61.81% 89 144
132
 Ronnie Kilpatrick [11] 1952-53-54 40 61.39% *62 *101
133
 Jim Snyder 1955-56-57 68 61.14% 203 332
134
 Dale Shackleford 1976-77-78-79 117 61.05% 232 380
135
 Billy Edelin 2003-04-05 60 60.87% 98 161
136
 Bill Smith 1969-70-71 70 60.83% 379 623
137
 Jim Brown 1955-56 43 60.24% 153 254
138
 Paschal Chukwu 2017-18-19 77 60.12% 101 168
139
 Etan Thomas 1997-98-99-00 122 59.83% 350 585
140
 Craig Forth 2002-03-04-05 136 59.76% 101 169
141
 Norm Goldsmith 1964-65-66 70 59.35% 92 155
142
 Tyler Roberson 2014-15-16-17 119 58.33% 147 252
143
 Bob Savage 1948-49-50 64 58.19% 103 177
144
 Jimmy Williams 1974-75-76-77 101 58.12% 161 277
145
 Baye Moussa Keita 2011-12-13-14 142 57.97% 80 138
146
 LeRon Ellis 1990-91 64 57.80% 100 173
147
 Jack Larned 1952-53-54-55 63 57.78% 78 135
148
 Rony Seikaly 1985-86-87-88 136 57.62% 412 715
149
 Jack Kiley 1949-50-51 79 57.41% 213 371
150
 Kevin King 1974-75-76 77 57.02% 69 121
151
 DaJuan Coleman 2013-14-16-17 74 55.21% 90 163
152
 Herb Foster [1] 1961-62-63 51 54.54% *60 *110
153
 Darryl Watkins 2004-05-06-07 106 54.15% 137 253
154
 Ed Stickel [14] 1946-47-48-49 93 53.95% *116 *215
155
 Stephen Thompson 1987-88-89-90 144 52.73% 328 622
156
 Bob Dooms 1972-73-74 83 52.52% 73 139
157
 Rick Jackson 2008-09-10-11 141 51.55% 182 353
158
 Josh Pace 2002-03-04-05 129 50.57% 88 174
159
 Bourama Sidibe 2018-19-20-21-22 106 49.38% 79 160
160
 Jeremy McNeil 2000-01-02-03-04 135 49.14% 57 116
161
 Terrence Roberts 2004-05-06-07 127 47.96% 176 367
162
 Louie McCroskey 2004-05-06 96 47.22% 51 108
163
 Derek Brower 1985-86-87-88 108 42.14% 67 159
164
 Arinze Onuaku 2006-07-08-09-10 134 39.48% 152 385
165
 Herman Harried 1985-87-88-89 117 37.82% 45 119

[1] missing 1960-61 free throw records for Herb Foster

[4] missing 1952-53 free throw records for Mel Besdin

[11] missing 1952-53 free throw records for Ronnie Kilpatrick

[12] missing 1952-1953 free throw records for Frank Reddout

[14] missing 1945-46 and 1946-47 free throw records for Ed Stickel

[15] missing 1946-46 and 1946-47 free throw records for Royce Newell

[16] missing 1942-43, 1945-46 and 1946-47 free throw records for Bill Gabor

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